The Party of Friendship, Equality and Peace ( el, Κόμμα Ισότητας, Ειρήνης και Φιλίας, abbr. Κ.Ι.Ε.Φ., KIEF; tr, Dostluk-Eşitlik-Barış Partisi, DEBP) is a

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founded to represent the interests of native Muslims of Greece. The recognised Muslim minority in Greece consists mainly of

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, Muslims of Turkish and Bulgarian origin, and

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Overview

The party was created on 13 September 1991 by

Sadik Achmet Sadik Achmet ( el, Σαδίκ Αχμέτ, tr, Sâdık Ahmet) (1 January 1947 – 24 July 1995) was a Greek doctor of medicine and politician of Turkish ethnicity. He founded the Party of Friendship, Equality and Peace. He was elected to the ...

, who presided over it until his death in 1995. Achmet was succeeded by his widow Isik Achmet (Işık Ahmet) who led until 1999. The party was then led by Achmet Chatziosman until 2007 when Chatziosman was elected member of the

Greek Parliament The Hellenic Parliament ( el, Ελληνικό Κοινοβούλιο, Elliniko Kinovoulio; formally titled el, Βουλή των Ελλήνων, Voulí ton Ellínon, Boule of the Hellenes, label=none), also known as the Parliament of the Hel ...

for the

Panhellenic Socialist Movement The Panhellenic Socialist Movement ( el, Πανελλήνιο Σοσιαλιστικό Κίνημα, Panellínio Sosialistikó Kínima, ), known mostly by its acronym PASOK, (; , ) is a social-democratic political party in Greece. Until 2012, it ...

(PASOK). The next chairman, Moustafa Bosnak, was replaced in July 2010 by Moustafa Ali Tsavous. Achmet Chatziosman was elected in 2002 and 2006 for the

Rhodope Prefecture Rhodope ( el, Ροδόπη, ''Rodópi'' ) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of East Macedonia and Thrace. Its name is derived from the Rhodope Mountains, which cover the northern part of its territory. Together with ...

on a common PASOK- Synaspismós list and was vice-prefect from 2002 to 2007. The 5th Ordinary General Congress of the party took place on 5 January 2019 at the Party Headquarters.

Tsidem Asafoglou Tsidem Asafoglou ( el, Τσιγδέμ Ασάφογλου ''Tsigdém Asáfoglou'', tr, Çiğdem Asafoğlu) is a Greek politician, currently president of the Party of Friendship, Equality and Peace, representing part of the Muslim minority of Greec ...

, the only candidate in the congress that took place in the party's headquarters, was elected as the new party president.

Notable members

* Xasan Patsaman * Ismail Molla * Achmet Faikoglou * Achmet Chatziosman *

Tsetin Mantatzi Tsetin Mantatzi ( el, Τσετίν Μάντατζη, Tsetín Mántatzi; tr, Çetin Mandacı; born 7 March 1970) is a Greek politician from the Turkish minority of Western Thrace in northeastern Greece. Mantatzi was born in Orfano, a village in ...

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* Isik Achmet * Moustafa Mposnak * Moustafa Ali Tsavous

Electoral results

Hellenic Parliament

European Parliament

Although unable to send MEPs due to 3% national threshold, DEB emerged as the first party in

Xanthi Xanthi ( el, Ξάνθη, ''Xánthi'', ) is a city in the region of Western Thrace, northeastern Greece. It is the capital of the Xanthi regional unit of the region of East Macedonia and Thrace. Amphitheatrically built on the foot of Rhodope m ...

and

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regional units in both 2014 and 2019 European elections, drawing attention. In 2019 elections, DEB received 38% of the votes in Xanthi regional unit and 25.24% of the votes in Rhodope regional unit. DEB also received 1.30% of the votes in Evros regional unit. While in the overall region of

Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Eastern Macedonia and Thrace ( el, Ανατολική Μακεδονία και Θράκη, translit=Anatolikí Makedonía ke Thráki, ) is one of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece. It consists of the northeastern parts of the coun ...

, the party came in as the 3rd biggest party after top 2 national parties

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and

Syriza The Coalition of the Radical Left – Progressive Alliance ( el, Συνασπισμός Ριζοσπαστικής Αριστεράς – Προοδευτική Συμμαχία, Synaspismós Rizospastikís Aristerás – Proodeftikí Simachía), ...

. Other regions outside Eastern Macedonia and Thrace where votes were cast for DEB were listed as

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Thessaloniki Thessaloniki (; el, Θεσσαλονίκη, , also known as Thessalonica (), Saloniki, or Salonica (), is the second-largest city in Greece, with over one million inhabitants in its Thessaloniki metropolitan area, metropolitan area, and the capi ...

, and

Athens Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates ...

Other Turkish minority parties in South-Eastern Europe

Movement for Rights and Freedoms The Movement for Rights and Freedoms ( bg, Движение за права и свободи ''Dvizhenie za prava i svobodi'', ДПС, DPS; tr, Hak ve Özgürlükler Hareketi, HÖH) is a centrist political party in Bulgaria with a support base ...

(

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) *

Turkish Democratic Party of Kosovo The Turkish Democratic Party of Kosovo ( tr, , sq, Partia Demokratike Turke e Kosovës) is a political party in Kosovo that represents the Turkish minority. It is led by Mahir Yağcılar, the Minister of Environment and Spatial Planning in ...

(

Kosovo Kosovo ( sq, Kosova or ; sr-Cyrl, Косово ), officially the Republic of Kosovo ( sq, Republika e Kosovës, links=no; sr, Република Косово, Republika Kosovo, links=no), is a partially recognised state in Southeast Euro ...

) * Democratic Party of Turks (

Republic of North Macedonia North Macedonia, ; sq, Maqedonia e Veriut, (Macedonia before February 2019), officially the Republic of North Macedonia,, is a country in Southeast Europe. It gained independence in 1991 as one of the successor states of Yugoslavia. It ...

) *

Democratic Turkish Union of Romania The Democratic Turkish Union of Romania ( ro, Uniunea Democrată Turcă din România, UDTR; tr, Romanya Demokrat Türk Birliği, RDTB) is an ethnic minority political party in Romania representing the Turkish community. History The party was ...

(

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)

References

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